St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-30
DID TIM LIE?
Witnesses Who Saw Him Asleep
on the Pool Table.

on the POOL iaDle.
Albert Rollins, the states first wit
ness of the afternoon, was introduced
to prove that Pete and Tim slept on
pool table in the Barrett saloon the day
after the murder. Mr.. Erwin objected
as not being in proper rebuttal and the
introduction of evidence that could not
assist the jury. Mr.. Davis said he
wanted to prove that the witness saw
Tim draw a revolver as he lay on the
table. The witness could not fix the
exact day he went into the saloon, but
knew itXas the week of the murder.
The point was whether or not Tim had
a revolver at that time, the defense
claiming such was not proved. THE
court allowed the question and the wit
ness said he found Tim and Peter asleep
on the pool table in the saloon rom,
with bed clothes and pillows. They
asked how he got in and he asked what
they were doing at that time in bed.
Tim produced a pistol, but witness
could only see the barrel, which looked
bright. Mr.. Erwin objected continually
and took exceptions. The cross exam
ination was gentle and persuasive, and
showed that the witness had gone there
at 6 or z in the morning and stayed per-
haps minutes. He had come for
glass of beer. He had first told Officer
Fischer of the matter about the time
Tim was arrested.
ANOTHER MAN SAW HIM. W
Jerry Hartnight, boiler makers
helper, had known Tim Barrett for
three years. and knew the saloon lOca
ton well. He was there about 6 p. m.
July %, and was expected to prove in
rebuttal that Reddy was at home in
stead of planning at Minnehaha to ''tap
a street car and get some stuff" The
witness saw the whole Barrett trio sit
ting on the platform in front of the
house. Mr.. Erwin's objection to the
conversation being given, but upon be-
ing Overruled, the witness said he asked
for the father, and Henry said he had
gone to California. Witness wanted to
pay 81 to him. Henry took it, and the
four went into the saloon, where, the
witness said, they gave him a glass of
whisky as a receipt.
"Have you that receipt with yOu?"
asked Mr.. Davis, and the court pounded
while the crowd laughed.
Proceeding the witness said he passed
the house about $50 next morning and
saw Tim and Pete lying down on the
pool table, as described by the preced-
ing witness. He knew about the Bar
rett horse, which was mostly kept on
the prairie during July until twas sold.
The first fact developed by the cross
examination was that the witness had
been steady customer of the BarrettS
for three years Witness said his at
tentiOn was first called to the boys on
the billiard table on the 18th or 10th of
July, which Occasioned a wrangle, and
was finally stricken from the record.
ABOUT THE SAME THING.
Henry Fellman, an emplO!e of the
Gund Brewing company, remembered
going to the Barrett place on the morn
ing of July 81 about $780, and described
the method of getting in the back way.
Tim opened the door for him, and he
saw the pool table, with quilt OH it,
but nobody sleeping. Mr.. Erwin'S eff
forts disclosed only that the witness
could not give the exact hour at which
he called, but knew it was about s
o'clock. There was considerable amuSe-
ment over the fact that the witness
erS he served or how many kegs they
each took without recourse to his deliv-
cry book. This, coupled with his
meager knowledge of English and bis
inability to avoid referring to his book.
created constant laughter. After finally
drawing out of the witness that he
sometimes took until afternoon to finish
his delivery, Mr.. Erwin called attention to
the fact that the Barretts' beer was,neXt
to the last on the book, and the witness
was then not sure that he had not de-
livered the beer in the afternoon. To
the amusement of the crowd he detailed
the habitatiOns of the several blind pigs
of that notorious neighbOrhOOd.